Title: Financial Aid Counselor
Alma mater: St. Mary’s University
Hometown: Alamo, TX
Favorite spot on campus: Alumni Athletics & Convocation Center
Favorite place in San Antonio: McNay Art Museum
Why did you choose St. Mary’s: I didn’t choose St. Mary’s; St. Mary’s chose me.
What is your favorite part about St. Mary’s: The friends and family I gained during my time as an undergrad and how I get to see them during Baby Bake and Oyster Bake.
Contact Omar at:
Email: omartinez15@stmarytx.edu
What inspires you?
Myself in ten years.
What did you want to be as a kid?
A doctor, an astronaut and Spider-Man.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
I would buy a ranch to raise some chickens and cattle, create a scholarship fund for St. Mary’s students, and then go buy some ice cream.
What is the most interesting place you’ve traveled?
The Buseoksa temple in South Korea, also known as the Temple of the Floating Stone.
What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I have four pets whom I love very much; Bear (German Shepperd), Odin (Husky), Ash (tuxedo cat), and her sister Hoochu (Korean for Black Pepper).